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#836977 01/16/2026 3:01 PM
by Martin W
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Hi all, my 2012 M3W is taking an age to start, when it eventually catches, it ticks over fine, is this the start of a fuel pump issue? It hadnt been started for 4 weeks or so, but I tried again the following day and it still took ages to start, its on a trickle charger.
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Martin
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#836982 Jan 16th a 03:31 PM
by Chris99
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It's probably a case of they all do that. The starting can be quite variable, both of mine would sometimes fire straight away or could take 30 second or more of cranking to wake them up.

It's unlikely to be the fuel pump just yet but if you haven't changed to a Walbro pump then it's best ot do that as soon as possible. The standard pump will fail, it's just a matter of when!
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#836994 Jan 16th a 07:21 PM
by Martin W
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Fuel is only 3 weeks old, thanks for the input chaps. I've got everything to swap the fuel pump, so I'll get that done in the next few weeks, this is the best forum ive ever joined !
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#836993 Jan 16th a 07:17 PM
by Martin W
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3 weeks at most
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